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Since when is dailykos another part??

America has been inundated with "the black experience" for generations and subjected to endless prattle about diversity for at least a generation.

I'm sorry, but when a would-be American President's wife takes published swipes at America--as that comment would be considered by many people (whether or not low or high information voters), there is going to be a campaign problem.  Again, it is not a single statement; it is the cumulative effect.  The 527s will highlight comments viewed as "unpatriotic" (whether spouse or not) repeatedly.  This kind of thing also lends itself to a whispering campaign.  Its nothing new; it happens in every campaign at some level.  The problem here--if you step back and look at--is that there are more than the usual number of unfortunate statements/pictures by both Obamas that WILL be played back in an ugly tapestry.  The question for those who support the Senator from Illinois is how do you respond; what ad addressing middle America do you create.  Looking at the history of political campaigns in the past 50 years, these kinds of comments matter (rightly or wrongly)...a lot.

"Well, to be blunt I suspect the world is a harder place if you're a black woman from the south side of Chicago"

I would venture to say that the world is a harder place if you are a working joe and not a couple of Ivy League law school graduates making about a million dollars a year no matter what race you are.

But, from what I can tell, Michelle Obama has had a rather charmed life.

Look, anyway you look at it, Michelle's statement is extremely cynical, and basically implying that an essential and salient trait to America is that it harbors deep seated prejudices. The sentiment is holier-than-thou, scolding, extremely negative, and just plain obnoxious for someone representing a political campaign, and especially for a campaign allegedly based on "hope" and "unity". She really does sound as if she has little more than contempt for our country -- a sentiment quite consistent with other things she has said.

If Michelle, as a wife, does not want to be criticized, her remedy is easy enough: she should shut her mouth and get off the campaign trail.

But so long as she insists on putting herself out there, she'd part of the campaign, and her statements clearly reflect on that campaign.

Now hold on for a minute. This is not the coffeehouse or the university. This is American politics - the stagecraft needed to position a candidate to win begs a much lighter touch than this.  It is naive to think otherwise. Most Americans want to know their president, and his wife, at the very least, unreservedly love their country. Is that so hard to understand?  Are you tone deaf?

If you want to be president, yes, you have to wear the flag pin on your lapel, put your hand on your heart during the national anthem, and tell everyone, yes, I love this country.  If the Obamas feel that they are so entitled to win the nomination while still maintaining their "America must come to grips with its despicable history of racial injustice" arguments, they are sure to lose and lose big.  

From a diplomatic and expectations standpoint, a would-be First Lady is expected to support America and not to disparage the country publicly.

Love and appreciation are out of my hands.  I do insist, however, that everyone have equal opportunity and access to "the American Dream"; and that was quite clearly not happening on its own without government intervention.

I didn't call you ignorant; I called your question ignorant.  There's a difference.  It's quite possible for a very smart person to ask an ignorant question.

As for your barrage of questions, the answers are freely available with a few thirty-second Google searches; I'm not going to do your research for you.  It behooves you (and everyone) to do research before posting a comment; otherwise you post in ignorance.  It behooves you (and everyone) to do research before judging a man.